Catacombs

madness of the carnival season, I encountered my friend” (Poe 715). The carnival is symbolic to the story, because it represents a affable time to lure Fortunato to the catacombs. Another symbolic reference is the title of the story. “Cask” is the same as “casket”. This represents how Montresor led Fortunato down to the catacombs to be buried alive in the brick casket. Fortunato’s costume is also symbolism. Fortunato is dressed as a joker. Fortunato’s purpose was to entertain people. On…

It tells the story of a man named Montresor aiming to get revenge on his “friend” named Fortunato. Fortunato looks at Montresor as his friend but has no idea what is going through his mind. Montresor has an evil scheme planned to take him to the catacombs and end his life. Fortunato is in for a rude awakening. There are three types of irony that make up everything that happens in this story. They are: irony, dramatic irony, and situational…

Edgar Allan Poe, revenge is taken to the point of murder, simply for the act of insulting an individual to the breaking point. The breaking point was the night of a carnival, where Montresor exacted his revenge by leading Fortunato into the family catacombs, with intent of ending his life. While society would feel that killing is an extreme measure for the act of teasing, there is a certain amount of foolishness from both parties involved. By reading “The Cask of Amontillado,” a reader will…

who commits a terrible act upon another individual. In “The Cask of Amontillado”, two characters are the focus of the story. Montresor decides to murder Fortunato. He does this by simply having Fortunato intoxicated and bringing him down to the catacombs where Montresor chains Fortunato to a large stone and slowly walls him in. Fortunato is sick and dying, the damp underground cave only accelerates this. At the end, Montresor waits till Fortunato yells one last time before he falls. The story…

inevitable death in the catacombs and Montresor’s…

at a catacombs, which they are described as a place of death. This makes a perfect placed to cover up a murder on a perfect day. This result is even more compelling because the beginning of the story offers readers an intrigue story of revenge with no true cause. Fortuanto weakness of love for wine was used against him in order to trick him into his own death. Poe uses the setting of Montresor's family wine room as the perfect setting for Montresor plan. The wine room leads to the catacombs…

Angel Salazar Block 4/6 12/1/16 Short story Literary essay In the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe the story takes place in a dark catacomb after Fortunato disrespected Montresor’s name and laughing at him so he planned his revenge took him to his Palazzo in italy for a drink of wine but he killed him and he got the last laugh. In the Short Story “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe, Poe shows that you shouldn't trust people you don't know…

Under the boisterous carnival, Montresor and Fortunato stride deeper into the catacombs in search for the Amontillado, an extremely rare and precious wine. Fortunato, a wine connoisseur unaware of the current situation, slurs, “I drink... to the buried that repose around us” (Poe 110). Montresor, with the intent for the immolation of Fortunato, exclaims with the utmost sincerity, “And I to your long life” (Poe 110). In Edgar Allan Poe's short story, “Cask of Amontillado”, Poe writes about a man…

examples of the idea of betrayal and its effects are “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allan Poe and Star Wars: Episode III by George Lucas. In “The Cask of Amontillado,” Montresor feels betrayed by another man, Fortunato, and leads him into the catacombs of his house, ultimately leaving him to die. In Star Wars: Episode III Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi are united to fight the evil Sith and defend the Republic. Later, Anakin joins the Sith and betrays Obi-Wan which leads to rash actions…

he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge” (Poe 61). In Edgar Allan Poe’s short tale “Cask of Amontillado,” Montresor vows to exact revenge on Fortunato, the antagonist, because of a mere insult. For this reason, Montresor lures Fortunato into the catacombs away from the carnival. This results into Fortunato’s misfortune. Clearly, Montresor, the protagonist, is strategic, manipulative, and vengeful. Clearly, Montresor is strategic. In the beginning of the text, Montresor states, “It is about…